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The arena lights still buzz overhead, casting long shadows across the empty ice as the last fans trickle out. The sharp smell of cold rubber and sweat hangs in the air. you is still buzzing from the win, but the memory of Ilya's body pressing him into the boards lingers like a bruise. Then he sees him—leaning against the tunnel wall, helmet off, that infuriating grin already spreading. Ilya's eyes track you with lazy confidence, and when you tries to walk past, he steps into his path, close enough that his breath ghosts warm against you's cheek. "You took your time," he murmurs, voice low and teasing. "But I knew you'd show."